Guatemala earthquakes in 1980
27 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Guatemala in 1980. The largest: M6.4 19 km NNE of Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, Aug 8, 1980.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1980 was located in Guatemala. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1980
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.845 km S of Iztapa, Guatemala · 68 km deep
- 4.667 km SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 68 km deep
- 4.614 km WSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 98 km deep
- 5.413 km WSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 83 km deep
- 4.640 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala · 79 km deep
- 5.0near the coast of Guatemala · 60 km deep
- 6.419 km NNE of Puerto Barrios, Guatemala · 22 km deep
- 4.91 km SSE of Colotenango, Guatemala · 174 km deep
- 4.811 km NW of Taxisco, Guatemala · 56 km deep
- 4.858 km S of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 59 km deep
- 5.08 km NE of La Gomera, Guatemala · 95 km deep
- 4.656 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 50 km deep
- 5.30 km W of Santa María Visitación, Guatemala · 105 km deep
- 4.949 km SW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 71 km deep
- 4.85 km S of Quesada, Guatemala · 47 km deep
- 4.588 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 50 km deep
- 4.723 km S of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 128 km deep
- 4.67 km NNE of Monjas, Guatemala · 33 km deep
- 4.740 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 68 km deep
- 4.832 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 39 km deep
- 4.742 km SE of Iztapa, Guatemala · 103 km deep
- 4.85 km SE of Nueva Santa Rosa, Guatemala · 33 km deep
- 4.543 km S of Iztapa, Guatemala · 33 km deep
- 4.515 km E of Champerico, Guatemala · 108 km deep
- 4.58 km S of Pajapita, Guatemala · 114 km deep
- 4.50 km S of Tiquisate, Guatemala · 89 km deep
- 4.614 km S of Iztapa, Guatemala · 59 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1980 in Guatemala.
- 6.419 km NNE of Puerto Barrios, Guatemala · 22 km deep
- 5.413 km WSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 83 km deep
- 5.30 km W of Santa María Visitación, Guatemala · 105 km deep
- 5.0near the coast of Guatemala · 60 km deep
- 5.08 km NE of La Gomera, Guatemala · 95 km deep
- 4.91 km SSE of Colotenango, Guatemala · 174 km deep
- 4.949 km SW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 71 km deep
- 4.845 km S of Iztapa, Guatemala · 68 km deep
- 4.811 km NW of Taxisco, Guatemala · 56 km deep
- 4.858 km S of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 59 km deep
- 4.85 km S of Quesada, Guatemala · 47 km deep
- 4.832 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 39 km deep
- 4.85 km SE of Nueva Santa Rosa, Guatemala · 33 km deep
- 4.723 km S of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 128 km deep
- 4.740 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 68 km deep
- 4.742 km SE of Iztapa, Guatemala · 103 km deep
- 4.667 km SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 68 km deep
- 4.614 km WSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 98 km deep
- 4.640 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala · 79 km deep
- 4.656 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 50 km deep
- 4.67 km NNE of Monjas, Guatemala · 33 km deep
- 4.614 km S of Iztapa, Guatemala · 59 km deep
- 4.588 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 50 km deep
- 4.543 km S of Iztapa, Guatemala · 33 km deep
- 4.515 km E of Champerico, Guatemala · 108 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1980 | 3 | 4.6 | 14 km S of Iztapa, Guatemala |
| February 1980 | 3 | 4.8 | 5 km SE of Nueva Santa Rosa, Guatemala |
| March 1980 | 2 | 4.8 | 32 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala |
| April 1980 | 3 | 4.7 | 23 km S of Puerto San José, Guatemala |
| May 1980 | 5 | 5.3 | 0 km W of Santa María Visitación, Guatemala |
| June 1980 | 1 | 5.0 | 8 km NE of La Gomera, Guatemala |
| July 1980 | 3 | 4.9 | 1 km SSE of Colotenango, Guatemala |
| August 1980 | 1 | 6.4 | 19 km NNE of Puerto Barrios, Guatemala |
| September 1980 | 1 | 5.0 | near the coast of Guatemala |
| October 1980 | 1 | 4.6 | 40 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala |
| November 1980 | 3 | 5.4 | 13 km WSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala |
| December 1980 | 1 | 4.8 | 45 km S of Iztapa, Guatemala |
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.